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B. ST. J. HOYT.

PASTBNING DEVICE.

Patented May 8,1894.

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v Ward its back. Fig. 4 is a View. in edge elethereof in the path ofthestrap or other arti# vfastener to a buckle.

vbeing provided along vits wall with one or more "raras BUOKINGHAM ST.J. HOYT,"OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FASTENING oEvlcE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,504, dated May 8,1894.

Application filed March 24, 1893.

To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, BUCKINGHAM Sr. J. I IOYT, of New York, in the countyand State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inFastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fastening devices for useeither as a tip or Joint 1n connection with a garter, belt or othergarment supporting device in which it is desirable to hold the end of astrapv temporarily in locked adjustment.

A practical embodiment of my invention isv represented in theaccompanying drawings, in Whichy f Figure l represents a tip piece inside elevation, showing, the position of the end of the strap therein.Fig. 2 is a transverse section through the same. Fig. 3 is alongitudinal section through the tip piece from its face tovation of adevice for removing the strap from the fastener. Fig. 5 is a view of thesaid releasing device in side elevation. Fig. 6 is a transverse sectionthrough the fastener, showlng the position of thev releasing device whenadJusted within the fastener for the purpose of releasing the strap fromthe teeth of the fastener. Fig. 7 shows the application of the Figs. 8and 9 show its application tothe tab and back straps of a suspender, andFig. l0 shows the application of the fastener to a gathered portion ofloose material for the purpose of suspendingsome article therefrom.

The several forms which I' have chosen to represent the practical use ofthe fastener are a few only of the many forms or slight modiiications ofthe fastener which might be adopted, as other forms would readilysuggest themselves for the particular purpose in hand.

The gist of my inventionlies in a socket or slot for the reception ofthe end of the strap or other article to -be fasten-ed, the said slotinwardlyprojecting teeth extending obliquely across the'socket or slotor across a portion cle inserted in the socket or vs1otthe said leasingdevice.

tooth orteeth being constructed to yield lat-I erally for the purposeofpermitting the fas-` vSerial No. 467,421. (No model.)

toward each other across the path of the strap y B. The casingl ispreferably made of some resilient metal, such for example as springbrass or steel, and its teeth a? and a3 may be cut. from the portion ofthe metal along the opposite sides of the slot and the hollowsiuteriorof the casing may be formed by turning the portions of the metal uponthe opposite sides of the slot back substantially parallel witheachother and spaced apart the desired distance and united alongtheirback edges v by soldering together the flanges which may be turnedtoward each other from the edges of the sides of the metal. The teeth0.2 and as will readily yield to permit the end of a piece of elastic,or other fabric or a piece of leather to be inserted' between them, buttheir direction is such that when an attempt is made topull the fabricout from between the teeth, the latter will embed themselves in the`opposite sides of the fabric and will hold the end of the strap orother article securely iu place.

For convenience iny removing the fastener for any purpose, l'provide areleasing device comprising a pair of thin blades 0,0 having theirshanks c, c connected, the whole being conveniently formed -bystampingthe shanks and vblades from a continuous strip of thin metal andthen rolling over the edges of the rs i backs, as sho'wnat c2A and thefront edges vof the shanks', as shown at c'd to form stiffening ribs andfor convenience in handling the rel To apply the releasing ldevice torelease the fastener from thestr'ap or other article.`

held, the blades C, C maybe inserted within the slot a inl the faceofthe fastener and upon opposite sides of the strap or otherv arti cleheld, thereby springing the teeth out of engagement fwith the fabric andforming a guard between the teeth and fabric to permit the latter to befreely drawn out, when the releasing device itself may be readilyremoved.

In the case of a buckle, as shown in Fig. 7, I provide the buckle frameD at one end with a slit orsocket having inwardly directed teeth d in amanner quite similar to that hereinabove shown and described. I havehere shown the teeth CZ as of a more slender formation than the teeth a2and a3 and I find it desirable to use such slender teeth in connectionwith a belt or strap of silk or other fine delicate material.

In the form shown in Fig. 8, the fastener is employed as an end piecefor the suspender strap and has connected to its back a bearing piece(in the present instance a pulley E) for thereoeption of the cord, suchas commonly employed to connect suspender tabs at the front.

In Fig. 9, I have shown a four-way fastener piece consisting of a bodyportion F terminating in aipair of diverging branchesf and f at the topand a pair ot' diverging branches f2 andlfat the bottom, the ends ofeach of the saidl branches being provided with a slot or socket for thereception of the end of a strap and with inwardly projecting teethextending from the opposite wallsof the sockets.

In Fig. l0, I have shown the fastening device-in connection with a pieceof loose fabric,

as for example the side of the garment, the garment being puckeredtoform abight which is inserted between the toothed lips or jaws of thefastener, and the back of the fastener is provided with an eye g and aring g for the purpose of suspending therefrom any ar- `ticlethat may bedesired, suoli for example as a pair of eye-glasses.

The fastener has the advantage of being free from any separable partswhich are liable to become displaced, it perfectly houses the end of thestrap or material inserted within f it, it may be formed of a singlepiece of metal ,and readily removed for the insertion of a new piece ofmaterial when desired.

A removable fastening device, comprising a socket pieeehaving yieldingteeth formed on its outer inturned edges integral therewith andextending obliquelyinward from the margin of its mouth in position toengage an article inserted Within the mouth, a sufficient space beingleft betweenthe opposite sides of the'mouth to permit 'the insertion ofa thin

